Earthy/Nature Names

  1. Zephyrus
    • Zera
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "seeds, beginnings"
      • Description:

        More than zero, but perhaps too close to Vera.
    • Zeru
      • Origin:

        Basque
      • Meaning:

        "sky"
      • Description:

        English speakers will think you invented this one, but it's a hidden nature name from the Basque country in present-day Spain. Some may find it too close to "zero" for comfort.
    • Zinc
      • Origin:

        Color or mineral name
      • Description:

        Extreme cool possibilities in either of these modern categories, like a postmodern Linc.
    • Zinnia
      • Origin:

        Flower name, from German surname
      • Meaning:

        "Zinn's flower"
      • Description:

        Zinnia is an unusual floral choice with a bit more edge and energy than most and beginning to find its way onto namers' wish lists of botanical possibilities. Named after an eighteenth German botanist called Johann Gottfried Zinn, it appears in Roald Dahl's Matilda as the young protagonist's mother.
    • Zuzu
      • Origin:

        Czech diminutive of Susan
      • Meaning:

        "lily"
      • Description:

        This sizzling nickname Zuzu is heard every Christmas as the name of Jimmy Stewart's little girl in "It's a Wonderful Life," but we love it all year round as a lively alternative to double names like Gigi and Bibi.

    • Zvi
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "deer"
      • Description:

        An alternative transcription of Tzvi, the latter of which is a Top 100 pick in Israel. It's a cool, sharp-sounding micro name which would make for a great distinctive alternative to Levi.